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STARI is a literature-focused, Tier II intervention for students in grades 6-9 who read two or more years below grade level. By the time students reach the middle grades, they are expected to read to learn instead of to learn to read.
850-245-4444. Florida Health. 4052 Bald Cypress Way. Tallahassee, FL 32399. Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness (STARI) or Masters disease is a Lyme-like illness that seems to be transmitted by the Lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum), which is the most common human-biting tick in Florida.
Dec 8, 2023 · The most widely used name, Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI), may be misleading since this syndrome and its presumed vector are now known to occur in other regions such as the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic states, as well as several New England states [ 4 ].
Southern tick-associated rash illness ( STARI) is an emerging infectious disease related to Lyme disease that occurs in southeastern and south-central United States. It is spread by tick bites and it was hypothesized that the illness was caused by the bacteria Borrelia lonestari.
Key points. STARI is characterized by a red, expanding lesion that develops around the site of a lone star tick bite. The STARI rash is very similar to the Lyme disease rash. Though, it occurs most often in the Southern U.S., where Lyme disease is rare. The cause of STARI is unknown.
The rash associated with STARI is a circular or elliptical red rash that typically appears within seven days of the tick bite. Symptoms include fever, headache, stiff neck, and mild muscle or joint pain. Long-term follow-up studies are necessary to understand the full scope of Southern tick-associated rash illness. Diagnosis.
Feb 4, 2012 · February 4, 2012. Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness (STARI) is also known as Masters Disease. STARI is a disease that looks and acts and is treated like Lyme disease. The causitive agent of STARI is unknown, although some people think the bacterium, Borrellia lonestari, could be the causative agent, and others think it is another form of ...
